New ‘Cats to Old ‘Cats: Farewell Concert
When:
Monday, May 5, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Bienen horn professor emerita Gail Williams (‘76 MMus) gives a farewell performance including her current students, a horn choir, and alumni performers. Professor of horn at the Bienen School beginning in 1989, Williams retired from her full-time position in Spring 2022 and has continued to teach part-time at the Bienen School. A member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 1998, she was also a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and principal horn of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. Dedicated to performing and promoting chamber music, Williams is an original member of Summit Brass and founding member of Chicago Chamber Musicians, with whom her recording of Mozart works received a 2006 Grammy nomination. In 2005, she received the Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence Award from Northwestern.